Area Residents Learn About Army Reserve Fort Knox Trip
Fifteen area residents depart Beckley Memorial Airport at 10 45 a m for a get acquaint trip to Fort Knox Kentucky aboard Military Air Transport Service Flight 805. The expedition under Lt General Charles Hart and Maj General J L Ryan Jr aims to show Fort Knox as the Armor Center and explain the Reserve Forces Act training. Capt Joseph H Barkley notes the program targets 17 18 year olds enlisting for eight years and concentrates six months in active duty training.
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Fran Memorial Airport
Fort Knox
Military Air Transport Service
Peaple
Armor Center
U.S. Army
Army
Beckley Area
Bluefield
Barkley
Fort Kron
Douglas T. Bryant
Beckey
Beckey Rotary Club. Price Trip,” Said Capt. Barkley, “Is That H. Caffee Jr
Beckley Lions Club
Frank
Nmoot
Hugh I. Shott
Hoffman
Pat Flanagan
Mel Bar
Nett
Harry A. West
Chalmers N
Bailey
Paul Hudgins
D. D. Harrah
Lewisburg
Richs
M. Bowman
Rainelle
Wood
W. Cook
Mulliens
Rosh Hashanah Observed in Beckley Area Services Set
Area Jewry observes the Jewish New Year beginning at sundown Wednesday with two days of observance. Dr. Elias L. Epstein will conduct services at Temple Beth El Beckley with sessions on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 10 a.m.
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Beckley
Elias L. Epstein
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Temple Beth el
Weekend List Six Auto Wrecks In Raleigh County Traffic Roundup
Raleigh County ends the three day Labor Day weekend with six reported automobile wrecks. Two people were treated and released Monday. four others injured Sunday are improving. Rex Moore of Sophia released after arm injuries from a Glen White collision with Daniel Night of Lester. Night cited for failing to yield. Harvey K. Cole of Lanark hospitalized after a motorcycle collision with Judith Haynes on Johnstown Road. Damages about 100 dollars. Others listed as improving include Wendell Lilly, formerly of Pluto, in serious condition with a cerebral concussion. Cline Ritchie, Marcus Dean Sanders, and Richard Clements and his son, all from Cleveland or Rhodell, in fair condition after a 4:30 p.m. crash in Rhodell that involved Richard N. Clements.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Rex Moore
Sophia
Moore
Glen White
Daniel Night
Lester
C. T. Burdiss
Harvey K. Cole
Lanark
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Judith Haynes
Jennings St
Johnstown Road
Wendell ET Lilly
Indianapolis
Ind
Pluto
Lilly
Elmer Richmond
Pluto Road
Beckley Walter Dam
Veterans Hospital
Cline Ritchie
Marcus Dean Sanders
Rhodell
Richard Clements
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard N. Clements
Ritchie
Sanders
Clements
Fabric for Planes in Limestone Maine
At Loring Air Force Base Limestone Maine a Field Maintenance Squadron repairs fabric on KC 97 aerial tankers and other large planes. The crew uses a machine to detect wear and replaces old fabric with five coats of clear dope plus two coats of aluminum dope for a five layer finish on control surfaces.
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Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Payne Enters Davidson College Freshman Class
Philip W. Payne of Beckley is among six West Virginians entering Davidson College in Davidson North Carolina as a freshman this year. He is part of a 240 student freshman class and orientation will last four days with tests and meetings with faculty and counselors. Also noted is the release of 10 year old Nora Sue Horwath from Raleigh General Hospital after treatment for an arm injury.
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Payne
Davidson
West
Raleigh General Hospital
Nora Sue Horwath
Banks for Life Boston
Boston banks supply nearly every life sustaining tissue and fluid facility type blood eye cartilage vein skin bone and other banks serve hospitals and clinics nationwide indicating broad availability of medical materials.
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Boston
Stroughan Rites Set Wednesday
Former Midway and Beckley man Donald Howard Stroughan died Monday in Washington DC. Funeral services will be held at Lee Funeral Home at 2:30 PM Wednesday with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Zila Anne and sons Donald Elsworth, David Ross, and Norman Rose Sorrele, along with Edna Annette Stroughan and sisters and brothers. Family members reside in Washington after moving from the local area.
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Midway and Beckley
Donald Howard Strouznan
Washington, D.C
Lee Funeral Home
Cedar Hill
Zila Anne Stroughan
Norma Rose Sorrele
Edna Annette Stroughan
Donald Elsworth Stroughan
David Ross Stroughan
John Stroughan
Ellen Barrack
Ruth Rice
Mabel Cardin
Paul Strougian
Washington
Picnic for Hospital Patients at Beckley VA Hospital
Patients at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital enjoyed a Monday picnic sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and auxiliaries from Beckley and Oak Hill. Onlookers and volunteers served food prepared by the two auxiliaries as residents posed for a filmable moment with named attendees including Willie Mahaffey and Omer Napoleon Bownetree among seated guests, and Mrs. David Darling plus Mrs. E. B. Gwinn among the hostesses and hosts.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Beckley
Oak Hill
Willie Mahaffey
Kegley
Omer Napoleon Bownetree
Saulbridge
Mass
David Darling
Oak Will
W. Williams
State Hospital
VFW
E. B. Gwinn
Self Denial Theme in Shafer Sermon at Regular Baptist Church
Rev. Everett R. Shafer preached on Luke 9 23 at Regular Baptist Church Johnstown Road focusing on self denial as following Christ The preacher spoke of the gospel drawing sinners to see Jesus as the only path to salvation and warned of eternal judgment without belief He urged repentance and faith in Christ as Savior.
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Rev. Shafer
Regular Baptist Church
Everett R. Shafer
Johnstown Road
God
Adam
Jesus Christ
Mr. Shafer
Christ
Hell
Death
Son of
Aly Sinfier
Jesus
Communicable Diseases Show Slight Decrease
Weekly health report notes a drop in new cases across West Virginia. Measles fell from 107 to eight in the Aug 18 to Aug 25 period. Poliomyelitis cases include three in Greenbrier, one in McDowell, one in Raleigh. Tuberculosis new in Fayette and McDowell. Gonorrhea one in Logan and one in McDowell and seven in Raleigh. Syphilis one in Fayette, Raleigh nine and Wyoming two.
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West Virginia
Greenbrier
McDowell
Raleigh
Fayette
Logan
Fayette County
Wyoming
New Way to Shrink Painful Piles Promises Relief
New scientific discovery Bio-Dyne offers non surgical relief for hemorrhoids with shrinkage in many cases. Preparation H products available as suppositories and ointment with money back guarantee.
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New York
M. D
Leader Training Course Offered Raleigh Scouts
Raleigh County Boy Scouts announce a Junior Leaders Training Course led by Bill Shannon with Jerry Beavers James Hawkins and others assisting. An organizational meeting is set for 7 p m Monday at First Christian Church Beckley with sessions on September 4 and 15 at Sophia Scout Cabin and Camp to train patrol leaders senior leaders and junior assistants in patrol method leadership and Scout skills.
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Raleigh County
Boy Scouts
Roy I. Smith
Raleigh
Boy Scouts of America
First Christan Church
Beckley
Sophia Scout Cabin
Sophia Scout Camp
Smith
Bill Shannon
Jerry Beavers
James Hawkins
Jerry Rose
Ralph Staton
Rainsing
Ex School Patrols Begin New Term Safety Drive
Ex patrols help start term with students aiding crossings while Lonnie Price reports slogan Protect Our Children They Are Our Future. Patrols to be organized by Monday. motorists urged to use caution in school zones. Contact Price at home or City Headquarters for information.
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Beckley
Lonnie Price
Price
School Bus Stop Law Back in Full Effect
State Police remind motorists that with school resuming the school bus stop law is back in full effect. Drivers must stop for any school bus stopped to load or unload children and may not proceed until the bus resumes motion or is signaled to do so.
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Banks For Life
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Beckley Hotel
Beckley, W. VA
Paravox
UNEX
Coffman's
W. Va
Coffman Optical CO
Charleston
American Farmers Mutual
Once Co
Omar C. Stover
Harper Rd
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